Many students are working on their ability to process auditory information in the classroom. This is a visual that I like to use to remind students to use their "listening strategies".

1. Listen- get your ears ready to attend and listen2. Look- turn your body towards the speaker to help with "whole body" listening3. Say it to Yourself- repeat auditory information/direction quietly to yourself or inside your head 4. Write It- have paper readily available and write the important pieces of information down so that you can use your written notes as a reference5. Please Repeat- as a last resort, ask the speaker to repeat what they just said so that you can hear it again